Awn ing-protector



N0. eoa,o77.' Patented July 26, I898.

J. n. POWELL.

AWNING PROTECTOR.

(Application filed Oct. 27, 1897.)

(No Model.)

ilwrrnn STA'rns JAMES R. POWELL, OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS.

' AWNING-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 608,077, dated July 26, 1898.

Application filed October 2'7, 1897. $erial No. 656,543. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mattoon, in the county of Ooles and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awning-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to awning-protectors, the object in View being to provide a shield or protector for covering awnings when folded and drawn up out of use, said protector being designed to prevent the accumulation of moisture, dust, dirt, or other foreign matter in the folds or coils of the awning when folded.

It is well understood that great injury is done to awnings when folded up by reason of the accumulation of foreign matter in the folds thereof, and it is the object of this invention to overcome this serious objection, and thereby materially increase the life and durability of the awning.

WVith the above objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an awning and the improved protector employed in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectionshowing the awning folded beneath the protector.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both. views of the drawlngs.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the protector forming the subject-matter of this invention, the same being composed, preferably, of canvas or other light waterproof material. The protector is formed of a sheet of such material of the proper length to extend longitudinally the entire length of the awning and slightly beneath the inside thereof, the width of the protector being sufficient to cover the awning and the folds thereof when the awning is raised. At each end the protector is secured to a spring-arm 2, extendin g outward and inclining downwardly from the front of the building above the awning, each arm 2 being provided with one or more coils 3 and connected to a bracket or hanger 4, secured to the building, said bracket or hanger embodying an inclined sloping portion 5 for assisting in starting the awning downward when released by the usual operating-ropes. The awning is raised and lowered by the ordinary ropes, and when raised it passes under the protector, striking against the lower sides of the upwardly deflected ends 6 of the arms 2, so as to slightly raise the protector. When the awning is folded beneath the protector, the protector springs downward into close contact with the awning and covers and hides the same and at the same time serves as a water shed or deflector for any rain, dust, or other deposits falling upon the protector.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the protector absolutely prevents the accumulation of dirt, dust, moisture, or other foreign matter in and around the folds of the awning, thereby materially increasing the life of the awning.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described protector for awnings, consisting of a pair of spring-arms supported adjacent to and above the said awning when folded, and a flexible sheet connecting said arms and arranged above the place occupied by the awning when folded, the extremities of the arms being projected in front of said sheet and being upturned, substantially as described. 2. In a protector for awnings,a pair of brackets or hangers having inclined portions as described, and a pair of spring-arms connected to said brackets and extending outward and downward therefrom, in combination with a flexible sheet connected at its ends to said arms and extending over the place occupied by the awning when closed, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES R. POWELL.

Witnesses:

FRANK R. SPARKS, T. J. MORRISON. 

